Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 284, page 280: The scumbag who will be beaten into a monster by Qi Ming

how so……

how so!
Minister Jian Tong is suffering from both psychological and physical torment.

Originally, I was supposed to use my absolute strength to beat Qi Ming to his knees, forcibly strip away his disguise, ruin his reputation, and then tie him to the experimental table for live dissection.

But why, even after paying the enormous price of no longer being purely human and gaining such great power, was I still crushed?

Is TPC's gene-editing technology even more advanced than our defense force's?

The next moment, Minister Jian Tong's pupils contracted violently, and the world before his eyes began to spin.

Qi Ming's fingers tightened slowly around his neck like hydraulic clamps, preventing him from even letting out a final scream.

“Hmm… gu…”

A choked sob escaped his throat, and his eyes began to bulge and throb with blood. His prized Ebloon cells, which strengthened his physique, were now as fragile as paper in Qi Ming's hands.

Seeing that someone was about to die, Moroboshi Dan quickly said, "You can stop now. How heartbroken would kind-hearted Kofu be if he knew that someone had died or been crippled for life because of him."

Qi Ming thought for a moment, then let go of his hand, and the unconscious Minister Jian Tong slipped from his grasp to the ground.

"Let's go." Dan Moroboshi quickly walked to the front.

He felt he had found the best way to communicate with Qi Ming.

If someone were told that "this person will change for the better in the future," Qi Ming would probably ignore it, because he has a theory that "a rotten orange will always be a rotten orange."

But if it is said that "kind people will be hurt and pay the price as a result," he will consider it carefully.

"Let's go." Qi Ming glanced at the scientists and then followed Moroboshi Dan.

Once outside, Aizen Makoto, who had been waiting for them, came out and asked, "So, was it a trap?"

Qi Ming: "This could be a trap, but it's also unlikely that this is a trap."

Aizen Makoto: “?”

How is this self-contradictory?
Qi Ming: "Because he poses no threat to me at all... Never mind, let's go back and have Hikari treat Kov's illness first."

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Inside the sea base.

The boy named Xiaoqiu, who used to live with Kofu, craned his neck and looked around: "Where's Kofu? Didn't they say Kofu was here?"

Hui Mei, who was standing nearby, said, "Team member Qi Ming is on his way back with him." She had just seen the message Qi Ming sent.

Xiao Qiu, who was about fourteen years old, breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good..."

Hui Mei couldn't help but laugh at his anxious and uncertain look.

When she first approached Xiaoqiu and asked, "Do you want to see Kofu?" the boy had an arrogant demeanor.

He said, "I didn't want to deal with him anymore when he ignored my advice and went to turn himself in." "It's normal for him to be physically weak. I knew that would happen, so I told him not to go."

Just as Huimei was about to offer some advice, Xiaoqiu changed her tone again and said, "If Kofu is willing to become human, I will meet him." "It would be nice to take the opportunity to visit the TPC headquarters."

What an arrogant young man.

So Huimei took him back to the sea base. At first, the security guards at the gate tried to stop them, saying that outsiders could not enter.

When Huimei said, "This is Qi Ming's idea," the security personnel consulted Minister Yin and immediately allowed them to pass.

After Qi Ming half-revealed his true intentions, almost all the staff officers treated him like a father.

Let alone bringing a few kids to visit the base or a few aliens to build rapport, as long as he can actually command Ultraman, I wouldn't mind if he brought people back for a party.

"Who is that?" At that moment, Kochi saw the boy Saku Yoshiaki sitting in front of the Metz alien's hospital room.

“He, like you, also has kind aliens as family and friends,” Hye-mi explained.

"I remember now, he's that kid from the news!" As a young person of the new era, Xiao Qiu naturally pays attention to internet matters.

Fueled by the defense forces, the topic of "Victory Team members beating innocent civilians to protect aliens" has remained consistently popular.

When Xiaoqiu first saw the news with the beginning and end cut off, he also felt that something was wrong with the Victory team. After all, an alien who could kill dogs with telekinesis was terrifying, completely different from Kofu.

Now that he knew the whole story, he immediately said:

"Well done! Why should kind aliens be persecuted!"

"That team member Qi Ming is indeed someone I have high hopes for. He took down so many evil aliens. He's definitely not a bad person!"

He walked up to Saku Yoshiaki and extended his hand: "Hello Yoshiaki, I'm Oka! I also have an alien friend named Kofu, I'll introduce you to him later."

Sakumon Yoshiaki stared blankly at Oka.

He lived in a hostile environment all day long, was used to silently enduring bullying, and had no experience in responding to kindness.

So he just nodded blankly and said, "Hello."

Xiaoqiu: "You don't need to care too much about what other people think. I don't think the Metz alien did anything wrong. You are an Earthling, and he is your family, so no one can take away his right to live on Earth."

Saku Yoshiaki responded blankly, "Thank you."

At this moment, Qi Ming and Moroboshi Dan returned with Kofu.

"Kov!" On the surface, she didn't seem to care, but when she saw the unconscious Kov, Xiaoqiu became anxious.

Qi Ming comforted him, "It's nothing, you're just overworked. You'll be fine after some treatment."

After handing him over to Hikari, Qi Ming began to tell Hui Mei about the rescue mission: "...I was really afraid that they had some unexpected trump cards. After all, the defense force is backed by a major country, so they should have some resources. But I was wrong."

Huimei was amused: "You're just scaring yourself, aren't you?" Xiaoqiu, standing to the side, pressed on: "Brother Qiming, thank you for saving Kefu... And then, what happened to those bad guys who tortured Kefu?"

Because of the children, Qi Ming gave a rather vague answer: "He beat them up, and he hit them a little hard."

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"Ah! Ah!"

Inside the defense force's laboratory, Minister Kento's screams continued.

In modern medicine, it is possible to reattach a severed limb, but that requires several years of recovery.

Meanwhile, with the help of Ryosuke Sanada, Minister Kenji was absorbing a large amount of electricity while performing surgery.

The severed limb has been reattached, and the other injuries are also healing rapidly.

However, the pain brought about by such high efficiency is extreme, even exceeding the pain of childbirth for pregnant women.

"Qi Ming, I will never let you get away with this!" Minister Jian Tong roared like a demon from hell, his inner darkness and extreme emotions rapidly expanding.

Because of the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Qi Ming, he harbored deep hatred and accelerated his transformation into a monster a hundredfold—it had only been a day since the transplant, and it was already beginning to take on a monstrous form.

"Is he about to go berserk..." Seeing this, Sanada Ryosuke's eyes flashed red.

When Qi Ming beat him and six other scientists, he slipped away and did something even more interesting.

It would be really interesting if it could be launched simultaneously.

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At the sea base, several people outside the ward were watching Qi Ming scroll through news on his phone.

Currently, the hottest topics on the internet in Japan and even globally are basically all about "Monster Messenger and the Boy".

The TPC media division, which was taken over by Staff Officer Kiriyama, launched a counterattack.

"Ultraman is also an alien of unknown origin, but they are friends of mankind, and the Metz aliens who rescued the orphans are of course also friends of mankind."

Ultraman's aura immediately dampened half of the defense forces' offensive.

TPC later released more details—the boy Sakumura was bullied because he was an orphan, and he was acting in self-defense. He and the Metz aliens were both harmless beings.

The reason why Qi Ming, a member of the Victory Team, protected them was not because he "chose aliens and abandoned earthlings," but because he "chose justice and rejected prejudice."

Public opinion began to shift.

Many people have begun to feel that those humans who want to take the law into their own hands and commit murder are pathetic, that they have disgraced humanity and violated global ethics.

However, what people are more concerned about is Qi Ming.

Why is he so handsome and so strong?
There are several viewpoints circulating online.

"Humans wouldn't behave this way. He's a monster, and his protection of the Earth is for ulterior motives."

People who hold this view are the fewest; they are the kind of people who think they are the only ones who are sober when everyone else is drunk, and they will be attacked and criticized as soon as they appear.

"TPC must have performed gene surgery on him, or given him a serum like Captain America's, which is why he's so powerful and looks so handsome."

This view is held by the most people, and most believe that this possibility is the most logically reasonable.

"He became stronger through training, and we humans have unlimited potential!"

This view is shared by a significant number of people, approximately 30%.

It's unclear whether they believe in Qi Ming or support the idea that humanity's potential is no less than that of extraterrestrials.

"Didn't we hear about a case in the war where three men captured an entire battalion? That shows it's entirely possible!"

“That’s right. Let alone taking down a dozen soldiers, as long as you train hard, dealing with one or two monsters is no problem!” Qi Ming stared at this statement for a long time.

Seeing that Qi Ming was handsome and strong but also gentle, Xiao Qiu couldn't help but ask, "Brother Qi Ming, what exactly do you do? Are you really a super soldier being secretly trained?"

Qi Ming: "No, I am an archaeologist."

hill:"?"

The next moment, the door opened and Hikari came out: "He's awake and wants to see Xiao Qiu, as well as Qi Ming and Tuan who brought him out."

Xiao Qiu quickly went over, followed by Qi Ming and Zhu Xingtuan.

Seeing the weak Kofu on the hospital bed, Xiaoqiu felt a pang of heartache: "You... you were beaten like this by those people from the defense force, why didn't you escape?"

Kov reached out and pressed down on Xiaoqiu's shoulder:

"Besides me, there will definitely be aliens who love this beautiful planet and genuinely want to make friends with humans in the future."

"However, they may not be able to transform into human form like me."

“They might be mistaken for invaders because of their appearance.”

"But if there were an alien who had gained the trust of humans and become good friends with them, I think the situation would be different."

"So, I want to get off to a good start."

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It was April Fool's Day after all, so I still managed to fool everyone.

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